Greetings, all. It’s only Wednesday, and already the headlines are piling up so let’s a midweek look at the news here on the Washington County courts beat.

Ex-Beaverton cop Christopher Warren was convicted Tuesday of welfare fraud. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail, two years of probation and 100 hours of community service.

Washington County Judge Don Letourneau will not be prosecuted on a DUII charge, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday. Letourneau was stopped Jan. 17 by a sheriff’s deputy and cited on suspicion of drunken driving.

Former Sherwood High School teacher Denise Keesee pleaded guilty this week to sexually abusing a student. She remains out of custody pending her April sentencing.

The Washington County Law Enforcement Council -- made up of the sheriff, local police chiefs and District Attorney Bob Hermann -- issued a position statement this week on medical marijuana dispensaries. The message: They don’t support it.

Meanwhile, two former Multnomah County prosecutors told state legislators they're in favor of legalizing marijuana.

In other news out of Multnomah County, The Oregonian’s Kelly House and staff photographer Randy L. Rasmussen shared a story about an inmate book club at Inverness Jail.